Neil Diamond originally wrote "I'm A Believer" for the Country artist Eddy Arnold. He was surprised when record executive Don Kirshner passed it instead to The Monkees.
"Constant Craving" by k.d. lang deals with principles of Buddhism, including the cycles of birth and death.
Don McLean's "American Pie" starts in mono and gradually goes to stereo. It isn't full stereo until the end of the song, which is over 8 minutes long.
Taylor Swift's “Shake It Off” was inspired by how she'd learned to deal with all the false rumors that circulated about her. "The only thing we can control is our reaction to that ,” said Swift. "You can either let it get to you … [or] you just shake it off."
Rupaul was in the video for "Love Shack" by the B-52's. He had a solo hit with "Supermodel" a few years later.
"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson was 2015's best-selling single in both the U.S. and U.K.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
Did Eric Clapton really steal George's wife? What's the George Harrison-Monty Python connection? Set the record straight with our Fact or Fiction quiz.
The Third Day frontman talks about some of the classic songs he wrote with the band, and what changed for his solo country album.
Nick made some of the biggest videos on MTV, including "The Final Countdown," "Heaven" and "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)."
